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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
5150
4800
6500
5250
3500
3450
3450
5050
6950
5900
7900
5500
5200
5500
8800
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.3
2
4
0.4
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.1
max °C
7
7
3
7
7
4
4
4
3
7
7
2
5
6
-1
4
5
1
min °C
4
7
2
4
4
2
2
4
1
3
4
0
2
0
-3
0
4
-1
 chill °C
0
2
-2
1
1
-2
-2
0
-4
-1
1
-4
-2
-4
-9
-6
-1
-5
Freezing level m
4750
5150
4650
4800
5200
4700
4650
4900
4550
4650
5100
4400
4500
4850
3900
4200
4800
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
67366334256143-22501113711107786101169837115
Sunrise
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
7:13
7:12
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 160).
21
35 km S
2398m alt.
43 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
2
36 km E
2839m alt.
52 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 160).
14
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
5
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
16
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
44 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 39).
13

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.